PRINTER'S NO. 202
No. 184 Session of 1987
INTRODUCED BY DOMBROWSKI, CESSAR, FEE, KUKOVICH, DUFFY, HALUSKA,
MRKONIC, BELFANTI, CIVERA, RYBAK, CAWLEY, MORRIS, RAYMOND,
STABACK, CAPPABIANCA, FISCHER, FATTAH, NAHILL, GEORGE,
PISTELLA, DALEY, COWELL, E. Z. TAYLOR, TIGUE, BALDWIN, DEAL,
JOHNSON, LASHINGER, DeLUCA, PETRARCA, JAROLIN, CALTAGIRONE,
TRELLO, GAMBLE, PRESTON, SIRIANNI, FOX, STEVENS, REBER,
MOEHLMANN, LAUGHLIN, BORTNER AND BOWSER, FEBRUARY 4, 1987
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, FEBRUARY 4, 1987
AN ACT
1 Providing for the establishment of a municipal revenue-sharing
2 program; and imposing powers and duties on the Department of
3 Revenue.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Short title.
7 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Municipal
8 Revenue-Sharing Act.
9 Section 2. Definitions.
10 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
11 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
12 context clearly indicates otherwise:
13 "Annual." Each one-year period beginning on July 1 of the
14 current year and ending on June 30 of the succeeding year.
15 "Department." The Department of Revenue of the Commonwealth.
16 "Municipality." Any city, borough, township, incorporated
1 town or home rule municipality. The term shall not include
2 counties.
3 Section 3. Revenue-sharing program.
4 (a) Establishment.--There is established the Municipal
5 Revenue-Sharing Program which shall provide an annual
6 distribution of Commonwealth revenues to municipalities for any
7 use authorized by the corporated powers of the municipalities.
8 (b) Payments.--The annual distribution shall be in the form
9 of one payment to each municipality. The first payment shall be
10 made on October 1 and shall consist of the full amount of each
11 municipal allotment. The initial distribution shall occur on
12 October 1, 1987.
13 (c) Administration.--Subject to the limitations set forth in
14 section 5, the department, in cooperation with the Department of
15 Community Affairs, shall administer this program.
16 Section 4. Calculation of annual distribution.
17 Each municipal allocation shall be an amount which is equal
18 to $8 per capita based on the population of each municipality as
19 of the last Federal decennial census.
20 Section 5. Administration.
21 (a) Department of Revenue.--The department shall be
22 responsible for administering the provisions of this act,
23 including calculations, distributions, determinations and other
24 factors used for this act.
25 (b) Department of Community Affairs.--The Department of
26 Community Affairs shall, in a timely fashion, furnish
27 information on populations to the Department of Revenue.
28 (c) Auditor General.--The Auditor General shall audit each
29 municipality receiving any distribution.
30 Section 6. Rules and regulations.
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1 The department shall promulgate appropriate rules and
2 regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this act.
3 Section 7. Appeals.
4 Any municipality aggrieved by a decision or determination of
5 the department may appeal that decision or determination in
6 accordance with Title 2 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
7 Statutes (relating to administrative law and procedure).
8 Section 8. Continuing appropriations.
9 Such sums as may be necessary to meet the requirements of
10 section 4 are hereby appropriated on a continuing basis from the
11 General Fund to the Department of Revenue for purposes of this
12 act.
13 Section 9. Effective date.
14 This act shall take effect July 1, 1987.
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